Earley

Wokingham · South East · population 9,497 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #382 of 6,856 in England
  • #134 of 1,119 in South East
  • #12 of 20 in Wokingham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,376
Median age (est.)41
Density2,874per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above47%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 4%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 19%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 36%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 55%Asian 36%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 35% · No religion 24% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 30%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Earley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #382 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 20 in Wokingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (92) and lowest on Housing & access (73). Typical homes here sold for about £489,975 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 80 sales), in line with the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,661 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 85 · #1,054
Employment 88 · #800
Education 82 · #1,253
Health 92 · #560
Crime 88 · #821
Housing & access 73 · #1,876
Living environment 79 · #1,444

House prices ?

£489,975median (12m) · -6.1% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£489,97580-6.1%+5.4%
Detached£629,00028+5.7%+22.1%
Semi-detached£490,00035-7.5%+3.2%
Terraced£381,50010-0.7%-4.6%
Flat£243,0007+5.7%
This area£489,975
Wokingham£490,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,661±£7,573 · #607 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,637
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 423 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #1,634 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences226
Theft62
Burglary11
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons42
Drugs13
Robbery5
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 76 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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